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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Adrian Boot)

Tom Petty and The Who open their vaults

Caryn Rose

The best classic rock box sets don't just revisit history — they bring it to life

A voter takes a sticker after casting their ballot on the final day of early voting ahead of the midterm elections in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Oct. 31, 2026. (AM STEWART / AFP via Getty Images)

Black voters’ election night surprise

Heather Digby Parton

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act. Early voting numbers indicate that Black Americans are fighting back

Voting stickers. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Five ways voting could be disrupted

Jen Fifield, Peter Elkind - ProPublica

Voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls thanks to the Trump admin's involvement

Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. With one day left before Americans go to the polls in consequential midterm elections, President Donald Trump is making a last push to hold the GOP's control of the House and the Senate for the remainder of  his second term in office. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump reflects on self before midterms

Troy Farah

As early voting breaks records, the president harps on Washington construction projects and "communist jihadists"

Martha Stewart attends a 2018 Halloween by Michaels (Brian Ach/Getty Images for Michaels)

Martha Stewart's grave Halloween mistake

Melanie McFarland

The lifestyle mogul's tasteless choice to dress up as a homeless person has fans questioning her judgment

(MS Now)

Ali Velshi is on the Big Board now

Melanie McFarland

The MS NOW anchor on early midterm numbers and the stories behind the election-night Big Board

Campaign billboard depicting Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, Tel Aviv, Oct. 26, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel's election paradox — and ours

Andrew O'Hehir

After last week's big political surprise, Israel has an opportunity for historic change. So do we

Jesse Watters hosts "Jesse Watters Primetime" at FOX News D.C. Bureau on Nov. 3, 2025. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images)

Fox News loses its grip on culture wars

Amanda Marcotte

Coded bigotry is harder to sell when MAGA gets unfiltered garbage online

A shelf in the food section of the Albany Walmart supercenter on Washington Avenue Extension shows how digital shelf labels give the prices of items in digital format (Larry Rulison/Albany Times Union / Getty Images)

The new mystery of the grocery price tag

Ashlie D. Stevens

As stores embrace algorithms, the cost of groceries is becoming a question of whom — and what — we trust

Democratic candidate for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa speaks during Democratic state Rep. James Talarico's New American Dream Tour in Killeen, Texas, on Friday, August 14, 2026. (Photo by Joel Angel Juarez for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The power of Latinas’ Trump regret

Mel Leonor Barclay - The 19th

Latinas were less likely to back Trump but their slide to the right helped fuel his reelection

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to the media after attending Congressional briefings on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump administration Cabinet officials will be briefing all lawmakers in the House and Senate on U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

CT Sen. Chris Murphy suffers stroke

CK Smith

Murphy, 53, experienced arm numbness at his son's hockey game Saturday and then hospitalized for treatment

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running against GOP candidate Mike Rogers for the open U.S. Senate seat. (Salwan George / Getty Images)

Stevens breaks ranks to endorse Rogers

CK Smith

Stevens' endorsement exposed a bitter Democratic divide as Michigan's closely watched Senate race nears its end

SNL's James Austin Johnson continues his role as President Trump and takes over another cold open. (Will Heath / NBC)

Trump crashed SNL's Halloween special

CK Smith

Tom Hanks and Bobby Moynihan cameo vs. SNL's Trump. Host Inde Navarrette took a swipe at previous host Shane Gillis

Ski mountaineer Jim Morrison climbs the north face of Everest. (Jimmy Chin)

Everest climbers: dreamers or cultists?

Coleman Spilde

"Everest: The Other Side" is a moving, maddening look at humanity's need to defy the odds

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrives at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport with his family, Oct. 28, 2026. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Why fallen leaders run to Florida

Alex Galbraith

Defeated Brazilian politician joins a long line of authoritarians to seek refuge in the Sunshine State

President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally on Oct. 19, 2026 in Park City, Kansas. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump Show on the verge of cancellation

Heather Digby Parton

As polls predict GOP midterm losses, the president turns to dubious reinforcements to save his MAGA project

Senior Advisor to the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Cait Conley speaks to Politico Cybersecurity reporter Maggie Miller during Politico's annual AI and Tech Summit on September 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. During her remarks Conley spoke about the recent second assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump and how her agency is working to protect the upcoming U.S. elections. ((Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images))

"Mansplaining" on the campaign trail

Grace Panetta - The 19th

The Cornell case made sexual misconduct a theme in the toss-up race between Rep. Mike Lawler and Dem Cait Conley

The DOJ is looking into noncitizen voting in California, creating a list of potential noncitizens on the rolls. A recent ruling in the lawsuit against the actions dismissed federal interference due to a highly flawed DOJ list, featuring 42% of names that already aren't on the rolls. (Jay L Clendenin / Getty Images)

DOJ voter fraud list raises red flags

CK Smith

A new analysis found 42% of names on a list of alleged noncitizen voters weren't on California's current rolls.

Norway invested in public toilets along its scenic routes, finding creative ways to integrate them into the landscape or elevate them beyond the stereotypical scary park restroom in the U.S. (Soeren Stache / picture alliance / Getty Images)

Norway makes toilets great again

CK Smith

After Trump's latest insult, Norway's tourism board turns its spectacular public toilets into a viral sensation

Conservative activist James O'Keefe believes he holds power accountable and trains journalists how to go undercover. His latest stunt to expose voter fraud has resulted in felony charges of voter fraud for him. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

O'Keefe's voter fraud sting backfires

CK Smith

The conservative activist tried to expose election vulnerabilities. Now he faces felony voting charges himself

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It's scary how watchable these tales are

Melanie McFarland

"Black Zombie," "Carrie" and "Yaga" are Halloween horrors that will get inside your head

(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / DBenitostock / joebelanger)

The mystery of Texas’ trans mailers

Sophia Tesfaye

Who paid for the midterm panic? Texas court blocks answers before Election Day

People go to a polling station after early voting for the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections started, in Paris, Texas, the United States on Oct. 22, 2026. (Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Voting rights groups afraid in Texas

Natalia Contreras - Votebeat

Changes to state law forced voting advocacy groups to dial back assistance efforts, or risk facing criminal charges

Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Anxiety rises about Trump post-midterms

Troy Farah

The president may try to declare an emergency or seize voting machines but some experts say his options are limited

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